tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4132402759213058..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Weight Loss, Metabolism, and the Biggest LoserJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-48669433705239560092016-05-02T23:46:04.446-04:002016-05-02T23:46:04.446-04:00Drastic, rapid weight loss is dangerous and always...Drastic, rapid weight loss is dangerous and always has been. If you want to slim down, you need to plan it out over time. Losing 20 pounds in a year is a realistic and healthy expectation for those who are serious about slimming down - losing 20 pounds in a month is a fantastical and horryifying one.<br /><br />Drastic changes to diet are also a terrible idea. You don't want to starve yourself of caloric intake to lose weight - instead you want to increase the amount you burn through exercise. Certain dietary changes are desireable, such as eating healthier foods overall and cutting out snacking in between meals, but if you want to lose weight safely and not regain it down the line, you simply increase your physical activity so that you burn more calories then you take in.<br /><br />Then you just let the effects accumulate slowly over time. If you can lose a pound a month simply by having a manageable increase in exercise and eating foods that don't leave you hungry or miserable, you're doing okay. You'll drop twelve pounds a year, and in five years you'll be down 60 pounds. Then when you reach a weight you like, you simply slack off slightly on the exercising front.<br /><br />The human body is in some ways quite comparable to an economic market. Correcting an imbalance through drastic, sudden swings is inherently destructive in itself, and also carries a high risk of over-correction or unintended rebound effects. Far smarter and safer to produce smaller, more manageable corrections that accumulate over time with a minimum of effort, disruption, and suffering, and the changes are more likely to persist in the long run.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com